Xantrex Technology RS2000 manual Fault Types, 1Faults Types and Behaviors, Fault type Behaviour

Troubleshooting

Faults and Warnings

When a fault or warning message appears, you can acknowledge the message to clear the screen. To acknowledge a fault or warning message, press the Enter button on the System Control Panel. This action does not clear the fault or warning condition, so you should consult Table 4-3 and Table 4-4 for suggested actions after you have acknowledged the message. Refer to the System Control Panel Owner’s Guide for more information on faults and warnings.

Fault Types

There are three types of fault messages: automatic faults, manual faults, and escalating automatic faults. Table 4-1 describes how they differ in their behavior and how you can respond to them when they appear on the System Control Panel.

Table 4-1Faults Types and Behaviors

Fault type	Behaviour
Automatic faults	Clear automatically if the fault condition that
	generated the message goes away. You can also
	acknowledge automatic faults without waiting for
	them to clear automatically.
Manual faults	Require you to clear them by:
	• selecting Clear Faults on the RS2000 or on the
	device that generated the fault (if the fault
	condition still exists, the fault message
	reappears)
	• correcting the condition that caused the fault
Escalating automatic	Clear automatically if the fault condition goes away,
faults	just like an automatic fault.
	However, if an escalating automatic fault occurs
	several times within a defined time period, the
	escalating automatic fault becomes a manual fault,
	requiring user intervention. For example, three
	faults occur in one minute. It will no longer clear
	itself but becomes a manual fault. Then you must
	identify the problem, correct the fault condition, and
	clear the fault or reset the device.

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